An end to Alzheimer’s? Scientists show how we could block the disease in its earliest stages
A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina’s Medical School believe they may have discovered the ‘ground zero’ of Alzheimer’s disease. RELATED ARTICLE: Marijuana compound removes toxic Alzheimer’s protein from the brain Because Alzheimer’s disease causes abnormal deposits of amyloid beta protein and tau protein in the brain, researchers focused on how the proteins attack the brain. What they found may help drug companies to develop medications that will prevent the proteins from changing and therefore beginning the process of Alzheimer’s. The team, led by Dr Todd Cohen, assistant professor of neurology: “…used human cell cultures to show how amyloid...
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